Customer Reviews

Amco 16-1/2-by-11-1/2-Inch Cooling Rack

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I've been looking for stainless steel cooling racks and when I found it here I ordered 3. When they arrived, I noticed the surface flaking. Which indicates these are chrome or nickel plated. These are NOT stainless steel as advertised.

Update: One of the reviewer states that the term "stainless steel" means "machine washable". Stainless steel is steel with a percentage of Chromium and another element which makes them resistant to rust. If you've heard the term 18/10 stainless those are the percentage of material that makes them a certain grade of stainless steel. I still have the racks because i can't seem to find stainless steel racks. The search goes on.

Update: Looks like Amazon finally got around to taking "Stainless Steel" off the title.

Unfortunately, I missed the reviewer who correctly stated that this is NOT A STAINLESS STEEL rack.

It is merely a plain, chrome-plated rack, like virtually any other rack.

It's bad enough that it came and wasn't as described, but the fact that the description hasn't been updated since last June (18 months) to help buyers avoid dissapointment is just poor service.

At the time I looked for this item, Amazon was out of stock. I therefore purchased the AMCO item of the identical description from EverythingHome. HOWEVER, the racks were strongly magnetic, suggesting that they were chrome plated steel, NOT stainless. I talked with EverythingHome, and they confirmed this.

Use of chrome plated steel with hot food (e.g., to drain fried fish, etc.) is COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE although it frequently is ued for e.g., cookies. Be sure that you have a guarantee that the item is, in fact, stainless before you purchase it!

Money wisely spent. I bought two of these substantial, sturdy racks and use them nearly every day to cool cookies, muffins, bread loaves, buns, cakes, waffles, pancakes, etc. The lines are close enough together that cookies don't bend or fall through. These racks also work in the bottom of my large roasting pan, to keep meats off the bottom of the pan. no more scrubbing by hand and no more rusty cooling racks. Buy two, so you have one available while the other is in the dishwasher. You'll love 'em.

I can finally stop using brown paper or dishtowels to cool cookies. This stainless steel cooling rack from Amco is perfect and I can get a whole batch of cookies on one rack. Easy to clean up after and versatile. I even put pies and cake pans on it right from the oven. It is sturdy and I keep finding more uses for it.